Manchester has more than 300 motorists over 90 years old - and they might just be the most careful drivers of all.

Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show the oldest person to hold a full licence in the city is a 100-year-old man. The oldest women are two 98 year olds.

Number of drivers: Men

In all, there are 259 men and 81 women aged 91 or older and from Manchester who are licenced to drive. But the figures also show that those drivers are the LEAST likely to have penalty points.

Age of drivers: Women

Men aged 91-100 in Manchester have an average of just 0.08 points on their licence, compared to 0.44 points for men aged 21-30, and 0.46 points for men aged 31-40.

Average points: Men

Where women are concerned, 80 of the 81 drivers aged 91-100 have completely clean licences - while the other has just three points. That makes an average of 0.04 points per driver.

Women aged 31-40 have the most points, with 0.23.

Average points: Women

The figures also show that, overall, women are much more careful drivers than men. Men of all ages from Manchester have an average of 0.35 points on their licence; for women the figure is 0.17, or less than half as high.

Average points on licence for drivers in 30s in Manchester

Anyone aged over 70 has to renew their driving licence every three years - compared to every 10 years for younger drivers. They also have to continue to meet minimum eyesight requirements.

The figures were obtained from the DVLA. The figures are for the Manchester postal town area - in other words, all people who have Manchester as part of their address.